We Want to Hear from You!

We Want To Hear From You!

WHAT:We want to hear from you about the Revised Draft Community-Based Adult Services (CBAS) Home and Community-Based (HCB) Settings Transition Plan (August 29, 2016)

WHY:To help CBAS centers meet the needs of CBAS participants and comply with the new federal HCB Settings requirements

WHO:Anyone interested in CBAS including:

CBAS Providers, CBAS Participants and their Family/Caregivers, Managed Care Plans, and Other Interested Stakeholders

WHEN:30-Day Public Comment Period:

Starts Monday, August 29, 2016

Ends Thursday, September 29, 2016

HOW:Provide your comments by phone, mail, or computer:

Phone: (916) 419-7545

Mail: California Department of Aging (CDA)

CBAS Branch

1300 National Drive, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95834

Email:

CDA Website:

Refer to the attached Fact Sheet for more information

FACT SHEET ON NEW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AFFECTING

COMMUNITY-BASED ADULT SERVICES (CBAS)

The California Department of Aging (CDA) and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) want to make sure you know about the new federal Home and Community-Based (HCB) Settings requirements that affect CBAS. The following are some examples:

CBAS Centers must meet participants’ needs in the following ways:

Protect participants’ privacy and treat them with dignity and respect.

Support participants’ right to make choices, including choices about the services they receive and who provides them.

Support participants in staying connected with the community outside the CBAS center.

Enable participants (and whomever else they choose) to be part of discussions and decisions about how CBAS services meet their needs and preferences.

CDA and DHCS developed the Draft CBAS HCB Settings Transition Plan (July 1, 2015) (Draft CBAS Transition Plan) through a stakeholder process identifying how CBAS centers will comply with the federal requirements.

After a public comment period, DHCS and CDA revised the Draft CBAS Transition Plan(July 1, 2015) and submitted it for approval to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 14, 2015, as an attachment to California’s Statewide Transition Plan (STP).

Since that submission, CMS directed DHCS and CDA to revise California’s Draft STP and the Draft CBAS Transition Plan(August 14, 2015) and post both plans again for public comment. This public comment period will begin on Monday, August 29, 2016, and end on Thursday, September 29, 2016. California’s Revised Draft STP which includes a link to the RevisedDraft CBAS Transition Plan(dated August 29, 2016) is posted on the DHCS website:

More information about the federal requirements and CBAS HCB Settings Stakeholder Activities are available on the CDA website:

Please Contact CDA If You Have Any Questions

Or Need Assistance In Providing Comments:

Phone: (916) 419-7545

Email:

Revised Draft CBAS Transition Plan (August 29, 2016)